George Russell

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Born
23 June 1923
Born In
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Died
27 July 2009 (aged 86)
George Russell (born 1923 in Cincinnati, died in Boston in 2009, at age 86) was a composer, theorist, conductor, and drummer who was the primary force behind the creation of . Russell was a drummer in Benny Carter's band in the early 1940s; he was replaced by Max Roach and, after hearing Roach play, decided to give up drumming. He moved to New York, and was one of a group of musicians who met in the apartment of Gil Evans (these included Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Max Roach, Johnny Carisi and sometimes Charlie Parker. In 1947, Russell was commissioned to wr… read more
George Russell (born 1923 in Cincinnati, died in Boston in 2009, at age 86) was a composer, theorist, conductor, and drummer who was the primary force behind the creation of . Russell was a drummer in Benny Carter's band in the early 1940s; he was replaced by Max Roach a… read more
George Russell (born 1923 in Cincinnati, died in Boston in 2009, at age 86) was a composer, theorist, conductor, and drummer who was the primary force behind the creation of . Russell was a drummer in Benny Carter's band in the early 1940s; he was replaced by Max Roach and, after hearing Roach play, decided to give up drumming. He moved to … read more

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